Świętokrzyskie

Polish

Etymology

Ellipsis of Góry Świętokrzyskie (literally “mountains of the Holy Cross”), from góry and świętokrzyskie, a compound of święty (“holy”) +‎ -o- +‎ krzyż (“cross”) +‎ -ski (adjectival suffix) +‎ -e (nonvirile plural suffix reinterpreted as neuter singular).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕfjɛn.tɔkˈʂɨs.kjɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨskjɛ
  • Syllabification: Świę‧tok‧rzys‧kie

Proper noun

Świętokrzyskie n

  1. (nominalized) A mountain range in southern Poland, sometimes known in English as Holy Cross
    Synonym: Góry Świętokrzyskie
  2. (nominalized) A voivodeship of southern Poland, named after the mountain range

Declension

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